The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 29, 1934, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29, 1934. Autumn’s in the air! Now for some new Fall finery to we this minute and winter-long. Here are flattering new frocks, with every smart fashion idea and innovation! NEW LINES: Look for wrap-around skirts, slits and slashes, kick pleats and flounces, surplices and back interest and tunics! FALL COLORS: Black is the style standby; but ther a tendency to- rds rich, dark “Tapestry” colors— reds, browns, blues, greens. = FALL FABRICS: Metal runs riot through both daytime woolens and lux- urious velvets for evening. Heavy peb- bly silks, jacquard weaves. Priced as low as $°7-95 B. M. Behrends Co.,Inc. Store” “Juneau’s Leading Department O A O IIIIIIIHIIIIImmlIIIIIIIlml|I|IIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIHIIHHIIIIIlHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIHlIlllIIIIIIlII|IIIIlI||IIIlIlI!IIBI|I the Federal Government ‘feeds DIMOND REVles Hls ‘mulr-: and horses but not humans.' RECQRD lN CONGRESS That is not so now. We are trying | AT RALLY HE[D HERE to furnish people with employment instead of a dole. Most people ant work and no doles. | (Continued from Page Ome) “The New Deal seeks to put them |to work. Let's support it. Of course, | nearly fitting if you are against it, vote for those | is as follows: |who would destroy it. If you are | “The New Deal is an old deal— | for it. vote for it right down the | as old as the earliest aspirations line.” | of humanity for liberty and justice | Cites Local Aid the New Deal. It and the good life, It is as old as| The Delegate cited benedts re- | Christian ethics, for basically its'ceived by Alaskans from the New cthics are the same. It is as new | Deal. Under the CWA program as the Declaration of Independence | alone, a total of $338,000 has been is new, and the Constitution of the!expended in the Terri to give United States; its motives are Lh"‘pvuplv a living. PWA funds kkn:\I | funds, expended on roads and other ‘ public improvements and in \\uk ef and direct relief were ater. “We got some very same, His Brother's Keeper “It voices the deathless cry of | good men and good women for the!g: opportunity to live and work in|able work done and men were g freedom, the right to be secure)io earn a living,” he declared in their homes and fruits of their} The New Deal has tended 'u rotect them-raise wages in and out of / earnings of local fishe labor, the power to selves against the ruthless and the | Current cunning. It recognizes that man men and cannery workers, und is indeed his brother's keeper, in-|the NRA code, a basic New Deal sists that the laborer is worthy of [policy, furuished a concrete ¢ his hire, demands that justice shall iunplp of its power to benefit tho: rule the mighty as well as the industrially employed. weak. “It has given a new charter and “It seems to cement our society, “mtux right to what we rich and poor, manual worker and he pointed out. As < y urged Alaskan | brain worker, into a voluntary | 1.\\ year, he | brotherhood of freemen, standing|workers to organize into unions | together, siriving together, for the in o to be in position tul eommon good of all.” exercise the right of collective bar- Humanity Is Basis | ba “Humanity, the relief of human |the wants, is the basis of the New | Act, Deal,” he declared. “In innumer- able ways it is speading out the wealth created by hand and mind | ling guaranteed to them under National Industrial Recovery to help themselves for their | own betterment. { Raised Man‘s Dignily “The New Deal has tended in among all without depriving any that direction. It has raised the man of what is justly and proper- |stature and increased the dignity ly his.” of the ordindry man. In 1933, when President Roose-| “This is not a political speech.!| velt. took office, between fourteen|But isn't it a duty of all of us| and fifteer million people were out |who believe in the New Deal, who of work, and thirty million did not known where their next mealjand his program, to go through! was coming from. The New Deal's|from top to bottom in support of and most pressing task was those who support it. Of course, to remedy that, and it has|if you don't believe in it, tear it successful. up. This is the time to choose,” happy and proud to stand |the Delegate declared. Deal. It ought to be| In concluding his address it seeks to put an |invited Alaskans to write him their suffering. wants and their desires for leg- “Under the preceding Adminis- [islation. “If there is anything I was truthfully said have confidence in the President IIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIllllII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIImIIIIII|IINIIIIl|II||IIIIIIIINIIIIIIII|IIIIlIIIIIIIIll||IIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIII |lead by Mrs. G. F. Alexander. Mrs. |left at INO NOONDAY LUNC EON| 1d merchants and others are de- Lo fhe sarvicd grosses aboyl , . $152,000. j cidedly busy there will be no noon- The expense, he said, is tie day_session of the Junggit Cham-, o o™ gy the Administration j ber of Commerce. that jecan do for any of you at am'j a)p, 0; EXEGUTIVE =| TELLS LAWYERS OF HIS SURVEY Second Assistant Post-| master General Indicates Early Improvements | (Continued from Page One) | adian territory between Alaska and the States, establishment of a through route requires co-opera- tion from that country,-and its permission for planes to use the | route. Weather conditions have to| be studied and taken into consid- eration. Emergency landing fields thave to be provided. Lights mus® be erected and radio facilities in- stalled. - All of this must be taken care of, but he reiterated he “hoped something can be done.” Administration Shows Intatrest | Mr. Branch pointed out that the | Roosevelt = Administration had al- ready evidenced substantial inter- |est in Alaska. He pointed out its relief program and predicted im- provement of naval and military | facilities “up here, ending: “I be- lieve from now on you will find, this Government taking more and; more interest in Alaska.” He paid a high tribute to both Delegate Dimond and Gov. Troy. “You have made no mistake in sending Delegate Dimond to Wash- ington. He is constantly on the go. diligent, alert and reasonable, It is a pleasure to deal with him. He is held in the highest esteem in Washington and any Department is ready and willing to aid him. having such a Delegate to Con- gress as Mr. Dimond and such a Governor as Mr. Troy. It is through them that the Adminis- tration will work to promote de- velopment and improvement of Alaska.” On Our Way ‘The drought has seriously handi- (capped the Administration, but it has not stopped the march toward recovery. “We are on our way to prosperity. Better days are ahead. ‘We are more confident. That is a vast improvement over the situation of 17 months ago ‘when every man, woman and child in the States were affected serious- ly by the conditions then existing. Do All He Can Reverting briefly to local mail service conditions, he said he could assure Alaskans “when we get ummwmmm||||||||||mu|mm||||||||||mm|mmuu|mmu|unummlmmmmummrumummmmuummnummml e e time don't hesitate to write me. I get many letters and I like them. It the time should come when I quit getting them, then T know I am through.” Opened With Music At opening of the meeting, the audience stood and sang a verse from the Star Spangled Banner, Carol Beery Davis accompanied at the console. down to Alaska problems we will So far as is known, Delegate be as helpful as we can be.” Dimond does not plan another He cited the magnificent record public address in the Territory. He !made by the Post Office Depart- 2:30 pm. today by plane iment under Postmaster General Fairbanks, accompanying a|James A. Farley, who during the varly neaded by Harllee Branch, first year of his administration Second Assistant Postmaster Gen- lturned a long-standing deficit into eral. He plans to return here for |5 profit. ‘There. are 250,000 em- a few day% maore in about 30 days. kployees of the department. When e e Mr, Farley assumed office, there were 15,000 more than its opera- tions justified. However, none were discharged. The Department expends some $750,000 annually in Alaska mail service operations. The revenues CF C. OF C. TOMORROW Owing to v.he fact that tomorrow the close of the month is trying to do things for you, and I have no doubt. that the Govern- {ment is going to improve things in Alaska, Likes This Town He characterized Juneau as a distinctive city, and he had never seen one just like it before. He admired the scenery, enjoyed ————————— TEACHERS ON DORQTHY Teachers aboard the Dorothy Al-| exander bound for the Westward to up their positions for the com- ing year are Miss Violet Bourgette and Miss Alice Palmer, whq taught | here last vear, and are #o be in|the climate and marveled at the Anchorage, and Miss, Mary Curry|progressive spirit and culture of who will teach in Cordova. its people. He was surprised at e —— the progressive and modern way KELLER ENROUTE WEST in which things are done here. Will Improve Service Mr. Thach said despite the fact that the PAA has never shown a profit on its Alaska operations, the company was not discouraged qnd “hopes to be able to render 8 still greater and more efficient service’” than it has done since it entered this field. He and his associates, he added, long have. recognized the import- ance of Alaska in the scheme of bational defense. WEALTH TREASURE | M Donoboe. sdmitting the nesd for. communication improvemen Nu- [here, said the further away from Drugless Institute. [Juneau one gets the greater that —adv. |[need becomes. He cited the al- Former Commissioner of Educa- tion W. K. Keller is a passenger on the Dorothy Alexander for Sew- ard, enroute to Anchorage, where he is Superintendent of the city schools. - ee— ENTERS HOSPITAL Al Lundgren entered St. Ann's Hospital this morning for medical care. Soap Lake Mineral Baths. Way Massage. | drought this year, are believed by ABORERS’ ASSOCIATION HAS CARD, DANCE PARTY DUST STORMS HAVE VIRTUE, The Alaska Laborers’ Associa- | tion will give the first of a series of card and dancing parties to- night at the Moose Hall. Card playing starts at 8 o'clock, and will | be followed by dancing at 9:30 o'- clock. According to the enter- ’ | tainment committee, a wide selec- Rich Iowa Farm Lands tion of popular dance music win Builé of Fine Dust Par- |be featured. A nominal admission f % < fee is to be charged, and only ticles Carried by Wind |members of the Association and its IOWA CITY, Ia. ug. 29.—Dust various branches will be admitted. storms, which reddened the eyes e of Jowans during the spr'n"; SKAGWAY WATER SYSTEM BIDS ARE NOT ACCEPTED geologists to be largely responsible |for the fact that Iowa is a rich agricullura.l region. Dr. George F. Kay, geologist at the University of Iowa, explains how it happened. According to information receiv- (ed here, the contract has not yet: been let for. the Skagway water system, bids for- whieh were open- jed Monday. Actioh 'is said to' be 5 a I hela up due to ambiguity in some| ms'“‘ym;’r‘gus‘;"e“re ye?l':““‘;'tor;i,or the tenders, as to just what the vhxds include. which covered Iowa with the fine,| pebbleless soil the farmer is now| i | plowing The dust brought in by SALE IS SUCCESS those windstorms covered the less & \aluable or worthless ‘drift’ left; Mrs. Winifred Jones, manager Iowa by the glaciers with a soil of the Jones-Stevens Shop, reports which has made the state famous.” a wonderful response to their an-) The wind-blown soils cover nual end of the season sale, and hree-fourths of the state, he adds|anticipates that all lines of sum- —the best farming and dairying mer merchandise will be cleaned | areas. jout by their closing sale, August TR P R e 31 ¢ most complete stagnation of in-|__ . dustry last Spring during the ship- | pog LA’IE T0 CLASSIFY ping tieup, when no mail, no sup- | plies and no food was received m! Western and Interior communitic ~sl WAV’I‘ED Set of Timber Fallers wanted | at | { for a long period. Ir.mco. Apply Juneau Lumber Mills. Will Continue Efforts f —adv d ; 2 1 TR S Sgite: I don't know how 1 fooled 0| NApyRis HEALTH TREASURE many people, but I hope to keep | A them fooled to the end of my wi‘{m;;hl:sfi;cMig:lI !_‘a"?"\;mh;r term as Governor,” Gov. Troy said | v Z i ,um. laughingly in response to Mr.| i “You are particularly fortunate |Branch's reference to him. L in your Governor. I found many| “It has been and will continue - persons who know him personally to be my aim to serve Alaska and FIRE ALARDI CALLb and many others who know him by |all Alaskans to the best of my | reputation. I was told by them,|ability as long as I am Governor,” be sure and see John Troy. He he said. 1-3 Third and Frankln. i is one of the finest fellows and —— .- — 14 Froak and Prankin ablest men you Will meet. E. M. GODDARD GETS W e Tar 5 3 -6 Front, near Gross Apts. Aims of Adminisiration DUCK STAMP NUMBER 1} (7 ¥l o Gity Wasrt. He asserted the President is the e 1-8 Front, near Sawmill. real leader of the people and “sets “v?;d( :ugunfi éfir dhave ) 1-9 Front at A. J. Office. the pace" for his entire Adminis-| d‘ Van N .l ot ‘w‘“ Sy 2-1 Willoughby at Totem tration. “The one thought in his asue k::[ump to. B N;rw St | Grocery. mlnd is to make the government ]p:‘cl_ 3 1;05 It ges Lg‘dy' A.I‘)_ -3 Willoughby, opp. Cash more responsive to the needs of the x[)rx_a '3':1_ f’“’:js ’f‘:‘-" ,L e Cole's Garage. people than ever before, with due|'o™ any hardware store. 2-4 Front and Seward regard to the rights of everyone ey Z o 2-5 Front and Main, and without special privilege to MATM\fq:{:}‘,q;g::;m[‘)znoruy 2-6 Second and Main, ? anyone. 2-7 Fifth and Seward. “We find an almost unanimous S s 2-8 Seventh and Main. belief and confidence in him. This| 4200rd the Dorothy Alexander is § 3. pyre gay, is patural since be takes his case |2 family of settlers bound for the 3-2 Home Boarding House. Matanuska valle, They are Mr, e g direct to the people as a whole. Y. ey are Mr. 3-3 Gastin nd R and Mrs. Earl E. Newman and their et o Not to leaders of adherents of any | 't T FE0 N NER n’a 0 3 Way. particular political party nor to od Ma.rv.ha Y pgsne, o 3-4 Second and Gold. the financial interests of the coun- z | 3-5 Fourth and Harria. try. He is mapping his plans and o g i |{ 3-6 Fifth andd Gold. hopes understood by the average BERCANS) FOU VISIE !4 3-7 Fifth and East. man. 8 5 3-8 Seventh and Gold. “We are very fortunate in having Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ditkman, 3-9 Fifth and Kenned, f in |9f San Antonio, Texas, are pas- o PR such. leadership and you are in p piild g 4-1 Ninth, back of power sengers on the Dorothy Alexander house. for the round trip. Mr. Dickman is making his first visit to Alaska | 92 Calboun, opp. Seaview since he was here in 1902. A o R 4-3 Distin and Indian. ROTARY HEAD TOURS 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun. 4-6 Tenth and C. S. A. Monroney, President of the 4-7 Twelfth, BP.R. garage. Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, 4-8 Twelfth and Willoughby. and Mrs. Monroney, are round- 4-9 Home Grocery. trippers aboard the Dorothy Al- 5-1 Seater Tract. i exander. 1 — i LISLE HEBERT RETURNS Lisle F. Hebert, who has been under the care of an eye specialist in Ketchikan for the past few days, U. 8. DEPAR’I‘MENT OF AGRICULTURE. WEATHER BUREAU The Weather (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., August 29: Showers tonight and Thursday; moderate southerly winds. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity ~ Weather 4 p.m. yest'y 30.22 59 63 w 3 Pt. Cldy 4 am. today 30.26 45 86 NwW 2 Pt. Cldy Noon today 30.27 59 60 NW 12 Cldy CAEBLE AND RADIO REPORTS YESTERDAY | TODAY Highest 4pm. | Lowest4a.m. 4am. Precip. 4am. Station temp. temp. | temp. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weather Barrow 40 40 | 40 42 20 Trace Rain Nome 46 46 42 42 4 [ Cldy Bethel 60 58 | 44 44 4 0 Pt. Cldy Fairbanks 56 52 | 42 42 6 22 Cldy Dawson Lol — 4 9 Mag 0 0 Cldy St. Paul 50 48 | 48 48 16 28 Cldy Dutch Harbor 58 54 | 52 54 10 .30 Cldy Kodiak 54 54 | 48 48 6 01 Rain Cordova 60 60 | 46 46 6 0 Clear Juneau i, O 59 | % 45 2 08 Pt Cldy Sitka 65 - 46 -— -— 0 Pt. Cldy Ketchgkan 68 66 54 54 4 0 Clear Prince Rupert 66 64 46 48 4 0 Clear Edmonton 84 80 42 42 0 0 Clear Seattle 68 68 56 56 8 0 Cldy Portland 4 72 60 60 6 0 Cidy San Francisco 64 60 | 56 54 6 0 Cldy An area of high pressure centered over the North Pacific still overies most of Alaska this morning with centers of low- barometer There have been scattered light showers over most of the Territory except the Seward Penin- over the Aleutians and northern Alaska. sula, four hours. Alaska and the Interior this morning and somewhat higher in other portions. over lower Kuskokwim and lower southeast during the last twenty- Temperatures are lower Southeast Kathryn L. Galen Territorial Representative COMPANY Now at GASTINEAU HOTEL Phone 10 DISTRIBUTED BY ALASKA-RHEINLANDER DISTRIBUTORS \EW YORK LIFE INSURANCE For prompt service and immediate delivery of either Rheinlander draught or bottled beer PHONE 114—Femmer’s Dock. HAROLD L. STABLER, Local Agent returned to his Juneau headquar- ters on the Dorothy Alexander OF much improved. = i St. Ann’s Music African Planes Beckon ! Mrs. Smuts to Travel PRETORIA, So. Africa, Aug. 29. —The wife of General Jan Smuts, South African statesman and sol- dier, has never been outside Af- rica because of her distaste for ocean travel, but she may fly with her husband to the British Isles in September when he goes to Scot- land to deliver an address as chancellor of St. Andrew’s Univer- sity. | Department CLASSICAL AND SEMI-CLASSICAL Private Booths AND BALL ROOM Lunches Dancing Every Night CAPITOL BEER PARLORS Phone 2152 Process Served Alaska Detective Agency Confidential Investigations WM. FEERO, Manager Room 1, Shattuck Building P. 0. Box 968 Specializing in General Smuts at 64 is an ar- 3 5 dent flyer and intends to save nine Beginners days by traveling by an Imperial 1 £ H Airwgys down the Nile Valley to For information apply Cairo and thence to London. St. Ann’s Hospital — e | Agricultural extension workers of the North Carolina state gov- ernment are conducting a cam-, R. & W. FLOATING SOAP, 4 bars for the bath and fine laundry At GARNICK’S, Phone 174 paign designed to induce all farm- | ers to keep business recurds o ! { THE CARPENTER | AND b | | | I,A | /The Channel Exchange' | SECOND HAND CLOTHING [ Bought, Sold and Exchanged WILLOUGHBY AVENUE Opposite Cash Grocery | CABINET SHOP | Wood Work and Building Opposite Harri Machine Shop . O. Flelds L. R. Nunamaker } Harry Race j DRUGGIST | e F e —— Leocal Fruits and Vegetables FRESH DAILY CALIFORNIA GROCERY PHONE 4504 Connors Motor Co., Inc. TELEPHONE 478 Prompt Delivery DINNERS GLACIER TAVERN TOM CASEY Open every hour of the day! Musie by Jack Merriman LUNCHES SANDWICHES . BEER e